1、CommunicationWorkshop即时检测一、单词拼写1He had not realised the (深度)of their feelings for each other.答案depth2A dog rushed out of its house and(惊吓)me.答案scared3Each of the (成分)in the units is useful in its degree.答案components4Todays work cant be (完成) until tomorrow.答案accomplished5Living in(艰难的)conditions will
2、 help you a lot.答案tough二、用方框中短语的适当形式填空thanks tocome upfall asleepno wonderget looseas far as1A number of interesting points at todays meeting.答案came up2The film is so boring.Its the children are bored.答案no wonder3He was so exhausted that he at his desk.答案fell asleep4 our teachers timely help,we fini
3、shed the work on time.答案Thanks to5She had got to the museum before he found her.答案as far as6The woman managed to from her attacker and run for help.答案get loose三、用所给单词的正确形式填空1That (scare) film we saw last night (scare) the living daylight out of me.She moved quietly to avoid (scare) the birds away.答案
4、scaring;scaredscaring2After three days without food,the men were close to (starve).The lonely student is (starve) for friendship.答案starvationstarving3He made a (deep) impression on me and I was (deep)moved by his speech.This is a new subject and needs to be explored in (deep).答案deep;deeplydepth4It i
5、s a (tough) task for the girls but they can finish it.These boots are very (tough)made.答案toughtoughly5The students (accomplish) the task in less than ten minutes.Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest (accomplish).答案accomplishedaccomplishment四、阅读理解ABooks have great power.Bet
6、ween their pages,readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone.or anything.Unfortunately,many children all over the world dont have access to books!For several years till now,Maria Keller,a 14-year-old girl from Minneapolis,Minnesota,has been changing that fact.When
7、she was 8 years old,Maria already loved reading.She also noticed that some of her classmates didnt read as much as she did.When she asked her mother why that could be,her mother said that they might not be able to afford books.Maria had never thought of this.She could not believe that some children
8、might not have bedtime stories read to them.She became determined to change this.With her mothers help,Maria created Read Indeed.Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute books to children in need.During the early stages of Read Indeed,Maria set the goal to collect an
9、d distribute 1 million books by the time she is 18.It didnt take that long for her to reach that goal!Today,at age 14,she has collected over 1.8 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world.She says,“I cannot live without books.As I continue my mission (使命),I have
10、 learned that the number of kids who have no books is in the hundreds of millions.So I just cant give up,even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”Shes recently set a new goal:to distribute books to kids in need in every state in the United States,and every country in the
11、world.She keeps track of her progress on a large map at the warehouse where she stores and sorts books.Maria believes that she can get support from even more people!1What had Maria never thought of before she was eight?A.Some of her classmates had no textbooks.B.Some of her classmates didnt like rea
12、ding.C.Some children had no money to buy books.D.Some children couldnt afford to go to school.解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“.hermothersaidthattheymightnotbeabletoaffordbooks.Mariahadneverthoughtofthis.”可知,玛丽亚在八岁之前从未想过有的孩子会没钱买书。答案C2What can we know about Read Indeed from Paragraph 3?A.It raises money to buy books f
13、or children.B.It is a company which sells books to kids.C.It collects and gives books to poor children.D.It is a program which encourages kids to read.解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“.aimingtocollectanddistributebookstochildreninneed.”可知,ReadIndeed为贫穷的孩子们收集并赠送书。答案C3Marias original dream .A.has been achieved in advan
14、ceB.will be realized when she is 18C.will be realized in a few monthsD.was achieved when she turned 14解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“.Mariasetthegoaltocollectanddistribute1millionbooksbythetimesheis18.Itdidnttakethatlongforhertoreachthatgoal!”及第四段开头的“Today,atage14,shehascollectedover1.8millionbooks.”可知,玛丽亚最初的梦想已经提前
15、实现了。答案A4Which word can best describe Maria?A.Smart.B.Optimistic.C.Determined.D.Courageous.解析推理判断题。由文章可知,玛丽亚确定目标后就立即行动并提前实现最初设定的目标,之后又树立了更远大的目标,可见她坚定地为自己的使命努力。故C项正确。答案CB(导学号53070025)Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big,tough African elephants running away,a new study says.Beehives(蜂窝)eithe
16、r recorded or realmay even prevent elephants from damaging farmers crops.In 2002,scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them.Today,Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops.But before she asked farmers t
17、o go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms,she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder.Then she threw a stone into the beehive,which burst into life.Lucy and her assistant hid in their ca
18、r until the angry bees had calmed down.Next,Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each family.From a distance,Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a v
19、ideo camera.Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds.Out of a total of 17 groups,only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees.Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them.When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall(瀑布) instead of
20、 the angry bees to many of the same elephant families,the animals were undisturbed.Even after four minutes,most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times.She hasnt tested enough groups ye
21、t to know,but her initial(最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers.She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.5We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of .A.loud noisesB.some cropsC.video camerasD.angry bees解析细节理解
22、题。根据文章第一段可知,D项正确。答案D6As mentioned in the passage,Lucy .A.works by herself in AfricaB.needs to test more elephant groupsC.has stopped elephants eating cropsD.has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms解析细节理解题。根据倒数第一段第二句“Shehasnttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow”可知,B项正确。答案B7Why did Lucy throw a stone
23、into a wild beehive?A.To record the sound of bees.B.To make a video of elephants.C.To see if elephants would run away.D.To find out more about the behavior of bees.解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“.setuparecorder”和本段最后一句可知,A项正确。答案A8Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.Young elephants ignore Afr
24、ican honeybees.B.Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.C.Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.D.Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句和第二句可知,C项正确。答案C五、七选五阅读理解HowtoEatSlowlytoAvoidOvereatingEating slowly can help you to better understa
25、nd your real hunger signals and recognise reasons for faster eating,such as emotions or simply liking the taste of food.However,eating slowly is not a decision that you make suddenly.1.1.Adjust your mind.Do not even attempt to acquire the habit of eating slowly before youre mentally ready.Relax and
26、use your imagination to create mental images that your brain will remember.As part of this mental process,imagine yourself lean and fit.2.2. Eating slowly isnt just about slowing down the chewing;its also about slowing down your food choices.As you pick out the processed food,replace it with healthy
27、,unprocessed or less processed choices.3.Always relax before you start eating.Take a few deep breaths through the nose,not through the mouth.As you do so,hold your breath briefly and exhale(呼出)slowly by the mouth.3. In this way,you remove any risk of uncomfortable eating.4.Drink a glass of water or
28、a small bowl of soup before the main dishes.This will give you a sense of fullness.Be aware that not everyone advocates drinking during a meal,as some people believe that this can remove the nutrients from your meal.4.5.Spend at least 20 minutes on your meal.5. Eat your last portion slowly,if you ar
29、e still hungry after 20 minutes,it means you are eating too fast!A.Get rid of the stress before you start eating.B.Put the forks down after putting food in your mouth.C.Its a habit that you need to acquire with practice.D.However,specialists believe water actually aids in digestion.E.Remove as much processed food from your plate or food storage as possible.F.Have a clock in plain sight from the table to adjust your eating speed.G.It is wise to talk to your doctor about this,if its still a problem for you.答案15 CEADF